Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae)

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This moth sub-category for the superfamily Noctuoidea contains the large families Noctuidae and Erebidae as well the smaller Euteliidae, Nolidae, Notodontidae and Oenosandridae. The Arctiinae also belong to this superfamily, but are distinctive and well known so are given their own moth sub-category

Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae)

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Uraba lugens (Gumleaf Skeletonizer) at Ventnor, VIC - Yesterday by Hejor1

Euproctis semifusca (Coastal Browntail Moth (Lymantriinae) at Ventnor, VIC - 11 Jun 2025 by Hejor1

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donhe wrote:

Yesterday

Adult Gelechioidea have a "basally scaled haustellum" , see
CladisticsVolume 20, Issue 4 pp. 303-340
Phylogeny of the superfamily Gelechioidea (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia): an exemplar approach
Lauri Kaila
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1096-0031.2004.00027.x?msockid=1b0c3ee21fec6d8d0c4a2a321e176c07

Noctuoidea (superfamily)

WendyEM wrote:

Yesterday

I don't think Oecophoridae adults have feeding mouth parts i.e. tongues ?

Noctuoidea (superfamily)

PJH123 wrote:

Yesterday

Close to it, may not be a perfect match

Anomis (genus)

ibaird wrote:

Yesterday

I have not found a good match to species level to date. To my eye looks quite close to sighting No. 4513661